Cat in the Hat today

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

We are excited to spend tonight with family and friends.

Last week Tessa, my Mom and I went out to a little farm in Gilbert.  The bouncy-pillow like thing was our favorite for sure!  Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

And this is from this morning... my little monster!

Cibecue Creek - Arizona

Hiking into the canyon

Raccoon and Bear Tracts

Bouldering our way to the waterfall!

Wildfire north of Superior, Arizona seen on our way back to the Valley.

things we do after nap: nature sculpture

seen somewhere on pinterest.

things we do after nap: sew liberated

Tot School

Tessa is 28 months old

Halloween Sensory Bin

Art with straws!  I remember this project from grade school.  The end result is spooky trees.  With watercolors you paint a background, and while it is still wet, make a brown line for a tree.  While everything is still wet, use your straw to blow on the trees, giving you spooky trees.  I must admit my painting looked better in 2nd grade that this one did, but it was fun anyway.

Tessa had fun making bubble paintings (seen on Chasing Cheerios)

Tessa has practiced taking care of "Baby Tessa" a lot.  She feeds her and then puts her to sleep in the swing (our nanny has a new baby if you don't remember... not us!)

Our microwave broke, and with a new one came these "corner protectors" - i.e. ball track!  Lots of different configurations were made and 100's of ball races were run.  

Lots of outdoor playing in Greer.  (Outdoor playgroud!)

This is ugly fish.  Another blogger asked the question "how you burn thru $20 in 10 minutes?"  Take your 2 year-old to a pottery place.  And she was right.  Tessa can play with this any time she wants, in hope that it falls and breaks.  No such luck yet.

Book of the week is: Who is Driving by Leo Timmers

Check out what others are doing at 1+1+1=1

Vacation - Greer

Last month we escaped the heat and headed to Greer, Arizona for a long weekend.  It was wonderful.  We stayed in a two-bedroom cabin with my parents, and it was so nice not having an agenda to follow for the day.  We spend time exploring the grounds and the surrounding forest.  Greer was at the center of the Wallow fire this past spring, and it was really sad to see entire mountainsides burned.  But the forest floor was alive with wild flowers - out of these ashes, beauty will rise.

Kid History

this is funny.  you must watch now.

thirty three sixty eight

the blog will soon have a new name :)

welcome home to thirty six eighty two

Vacation - Miami

Thanks for the great weekend 6 pack (minus 1)